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4 NORTHERN OUTLOOK, FEBRUARY 3, 2016 stuff.co.nz Gibson goes nostalgic as festival nears JONATHAN LEASK Amberley-born and raised Johnny Gibson is spreading nostalgia. Gibson is the brains behind the Nostalgia Festival, where the past and future collide at the Ferrymead Heritage Park in Christchurch on February 20. What began as a low-budget music festival has become a celebration of the best cultural offerings from around Canterbury. A boutique cuisine and indie-rock festival attracting an eclectic group of people together in a venue rich in culture. Attending an event in a near- empty Christchurch venue was the catalyst for creating the festival. ‘‘I went to a gig for Electric White Hustle, a really good New Zealand band, but there was nobody there and the whole thing was poorly executed,’’ Gibson said. ‘‘I had a moment of clarity. ‘‘I had done a bit of everything inmylife, all the elements of a festival, so I thought why not pull it together and run an event. ‘‘I went straight home and wrote a budget and it has snowballed from there.’’ Growing up in Amberly, he was inspired by memories of Main Divide events at Pegasus Bay Winery. The main ingredient he needed was a venue. After a four-month search, he stumbled upon the Ferrymead Heritage Park. ‘‘I walked in and cracked up laughing. It is a full replica 1900s township. It’s like a different world. ‘‘I knew as soon as I walked in that it was the space and went straight to the brewery to write down my ideas. After a successful debut, the Christchurch City Council came on board and the festival has grown in stature. The 2016 edition will be headlined by the Phoenix Foundation and festival goers will also enjoy more local crafts, and be able to visit a local barber and tattoo artist. North Canterbury wine folk will also create a full wine tent experience, showcasing wines from the Waipara valley. NOSTALGIA FESTIVAL 20 February Ferrymead Heritage Park, 12.30 – 7.30pm Tickets $39 Festival goers enjoy some lunch and peruse the stalls. Inset: Johnny Gibson PHOTO: NAOMI HAUSSMANN Mailbox bandits still active Mailbox bandits have been raiding rural mailboxes and making away with items of value. Rangiora Police have received numerous complaints regarding mail theft in Swannanoa, Eyreton, Ohoka and Mandeville in the pastweek. Acting Senior Sergeant Brendon Strieker said the police are following up ‘‘a couple of dozen incidents and more coming in’’ with resources being put to task to address the ongoing problem. Using a vehicle and operating in the early hours, the offenders are targeting ‘‘corporate mail’’ and ‘‘bigger parcels’’ across the district. The spate of thefts began in December when a number of Christmas gifts never reached their intended recipients. The culprits took a leaf out of the grinch’s notebook, swiping presents from mailboxes, opening the parcels and discarding any items they deemed not valuable. Lesley Burgess came across North Canterbury Riding for the Disabled rider Grace Braun, 4, is led around the club’s new arena this week. INSET: North Canterbury riding for the disabled treasurer Barry Roulton,Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey, Minister for Disability Issues NickyWagner, club chairman Des Moore and project manager Bryan Aitken. PHOTOS: JONATHAN LEASK/FAIRFAX NZ Newhome secures riding for disabled’s future JONATHAN LEASK North Canterbury Riding for the Disabled has a new home next to the Rangiora A&P Showgrounds. The club had been based at the North Canterbury Community College for four years before they were offered a block of land by the Rangiora High School and the Rangiora Pony Club, which held the lease on the land from the Waimakariri District Council and ECan. ‘‘We grabbed the opportunity and have been lucky enough to be given it in virtual perpetuity to secure our own future,’’ club chairman Des Moore said. The club has grown fast, with 27 riders and five more on the wait list ranging from 3 years old to 73 years old, working with four coaches. In six months the site has been transformed with local contractors coming in, working, and ‘‘simply walking away and saying it was a donation to the community,’’ Moore said. The club is now waiting on one of the relocatable buildings currently situated on High Street in Rangiora that it is has bought from the Waimakariri District Council, and is to be paid off over time. There’s still plenty of work to be done on the purpose built facility, but Minister for Disability Issues, Nicky Wagner, and Waimakariri MP, Matt Doocey, stopped in to take a look at the progress on Monday. several items discarded outside her property. Burgess helped return several items to the appropriate addresses when one could be found, and made a complaint to the police at the time, but understood it would have been like ‘‘looking for a needle in a haystack’’. Since Christmas, the thefts have continued and become more widespread. ‘‘We are asking the public for their help, to be vigilant and report anything suspicious,’’ Strieker said. The police are working with NZ Post and ask the community to call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111with any information.